Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1638 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: brush, firewood

Kunyomi: しば

Onyomi: サイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サイコ Bupleurum root, Radix Bupleuri

西貢 サイゴン Saigon

鹿砦 ロクサイ abatis

シバ brushwood, firewood

シバイヌ shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

Kunyomi Examples

しば brushwood, firewood

しばいぬ shiba inu (dog breed), shiba, brushwood dog

かしば match, lucifer

たむしば willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia